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Dirty Olympic Moments... And Judges

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NHL break great for some
While the NHL's top athletes are participating in Salt Lake, the rest of the hockey players are vacationing and enjoying themselves. This rest factor may come into play in the second half of the season. There are some teams in the NHL that do not have many players participating, while a team such as Detroit has over ten Olympians. Upon returning to the NHL schedule, many superstars will be emotionally and physically drained from the Olympic experience.

Look for teams like Buffalo and Montreal to challenge for the playoffs, while teams like the Rangers and Penguins (who have several Olympians) may suffer from initial fatigue. But, the team that may make the biggest splash in the last quarter of the season could just be the Devils. With few Olympians and much needed rest for the veterans, look for New Jersey to climb the ladder in the Eastern Conference standings.

Hey, whatever happened to Vance Johnson?
Remember Vance Johnson? I sure do. He was a good receiver for the Denver Broncos during the '80s and '90s. Vance wasn't one of those guys that would lead the league in yards every year, but he certainly had his share of big catches. Johnson was a small, speedy wideout that was (along with Ricky Nattiel and Mark Jackson) one of Denver's "Three Amigos." He helped the Broncos reach three Super Bowls in the '80s. Although his best year was only 76 receptions, Vance is regarded as one of the best Denver wideouts to ever suit up. Colorado fans have nothing but great memories of this former brash receiver.

Despite having a great pivot throwing to him in John Elway, Johnson could have made any NFL team an instant offensive threat. His tenacity to battle back in 1995, after a year away from the game, made him all the more memorable. Vance finished his career with over 400 receptions and millions of fans, including Elway.

Why not Tyson fight in jail?
So, if Mike Tyson is so dangerous, so menacing that he belongs in jail, why not hold the Lewis-Tyson fight in jail? Mike is up for a couple more rape charges anyway, so why not lock him up now and save the embarrassment of a trial? But, once in prison, Mike should still be allowed to fight Lennox for the title.

Think of the spectacle. One thousand convicts surrounding the ring, crying out for a fair fight. These convicts could even enforce the "no bite" rule if need be. I believe that even Mike wouldn't think of breaking the rules with prisoners waiting to beat him up. Can you imagine the reprisal Mike would face should he pull some of his "schtick," especially if the prisoners bet on the fight? I think I am on to something. Now the question is: Would HBO and Showtime be willing to put some cameramen in a room of one thousand prisoners?

Random thoughts from the Olympics
Is it me, or is two-man luge the most homoerotic sport you have ever seen? One guy lies on top of another and they rock together in the starting launch... I bet two months from now, everyone will go back to forgetting that figure skating exists... With all the security surrounding these games, is it a good idea to continue on with the biathlon, letting some 50 athletes ski around with rifles?... That short track speed skating has more crashes than NASCAR... Do we really need to see the USA and Canada beat up on every other country's woman's hockey teams? Why not let the other countries battle it out for bronze and have the two powerhouses duel for the gold?... Something tells me that a 20k uphill cross-country ski race is not for me... I watched a couple minutes of curling the other day. Who are these hardcore curling fans that don't stop screaming throughout the entire match?... The only way figure skating is going to clean up their sport, is for the IOC to threaten to remove it from the Olympics... I wonder how much younger the Olympic viewers' demographics get each time the IOC adds another snowboarding event...

The primetime 7 excuses some judges had for voting for the Russians

7- Russian pairs have won this event for the last 40 years and the judges weren't aware anyone else was allowed to win.
6- The female judges thought the male Russian skater had a lower cut shirt than the male Canadian skater.
5- Traditionally, many Canadians choke at the Olympics and the judges had already given in their marks before Sale and Pelletier skated.
4- Communism is still secretly alive and well, and is busy rigging events for Russia.
3- Sale and Pelletier's agent already paid off the judges to vote for the Russians, so that his clients would be the story of the entire Olympic games.
2- All the judges that voted for the Russians simultaneously blinked at the exact moments the Russians faltered in their program.
1- According to figure skating regulations, there must be at least one controversy in their sport per Olympic game.
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